AMA CPT® Assistant - 2006 Issue 5 (May)
Medicine: Moderate (Conscious) Sedation (May 2006)
May 2006 page 20-end Moderate (Conscious) Sedation, 99143 (Q&A) Question Is it appropriate to report a code from the Moderate (Conscious) Sedation code series (ie, 99143-99150) if the route of the agent is given by oral administration? AMA Comment The newly established Moderate (Conscious) Sedation codes (ie, 99143- 99150) for CPT 2006 continue to include all of the six possible routes of administration: intramuscular, intravenous, oral, rectal, intranasal, and inhalation. Therefore, if the sedation is provided by oral administration, then it is appropriate to report from the 99143-99150 code series. Moderate (Conscious) Sedation, 99143 (Q&A). CPT® Assistant...
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